In murder of LaPlace dad, 4-year-old daughter, 'person of interest' videos released

Nearly a month after a LaPlace father and his 4-year-old daughter were gunned down in a stairwell near their apartment, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office released a video investigators believe could lead to information about the attackers. Sheriff Mike Tregre's office made the video's public Thursday (June 14) with a request for the public's help in identifying a person seen running near a basketball court and a wooded area near the time of the reported shooting.

"The location of the homicide is less than 30 yards from the basketball court," Tregre said Thursday.

The Sheriff's Office describes the individual in the video as a "person of interest." The images were captured by the public housing authority's surveillance cameras, according to Tregre.

A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a suspect or suspects in connection with the shooting death of Cameron Mack, 29, and his 4-year-old daughter, Cali Mack.

The Macks were killed by an unknown assailant in front of their LaPlace apartment in the 100 block of Joe Parquet Circle on May 29 as they returned from grocery shopping, authorities have said. A motive for the attack has not been determined Tregre has said.

The Sheriff's Office released two videos in which they say show the same man wearing a light-colored shirt and dark-colored short pants running from a wooded area near the Park Place subdivision toward the basketball court located on the public housing grounds around 8:43 p.m. on May 29.

A second video, time stamped at 8:55 p.m. appears to show the same person running from the basketball court back to the wooded area near Park Place subdivision.

A third video, time stamped at 8:44 p.m. shows two people walking near the basketball courts headed toward the Park Place subdivision.

Anyone with information about the murders is asked to call Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111 or toll-free at 877.903.7867 or the St. John Sheriff's Office TIPS line at 985.359.7477. Tips also may be submitted on the Sheriff's Office website. Callers do not have to give their names or testify and can earn a reward for information that leads to an indictment.

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Littice Bacon-Blood covers education, crime, business trends, neighborhoods, public policy and serendipity in Jefferson Parish and the River Parishes for NOLA.com | The Times Picayune. Reach her at lbacon-blood@nola.com or 504-258-7310. Follow her on Twitter @LBaconBlood.